The most controversial play in football right now is the “Tush Push,” and Eagles center Jason Kelce has conspiracy theories about how teams are trying to get it outlawed.
“I guarantee guys are going to start faking injuries,” Kelce said on the “New Heights” podcast, talking about players and teams attempting to get the play banned from the NFL.
“It’s going to start off with minor injuries at first, but they’re already thinking about, ‘how can we get this outlawed for next season?'”
The conversation was ignited after they read a tweet from ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter, where he referred to the play as the “Brotherly Shove” instead of the “Tush Push.”
“The controversial play has the attention of the competition committee, and the NFL and the NFLPA plan to study all the injury data related to the play, as is customary, during the off-season,” he reported.
Kelce also noted two Giants players — center John Michael Schmitz and tight end Daniel Bellinger — were injured on an unsuccessful fourth-and-1 Tush Push in the Giants’ loss to the Seahawks in Week 4.
Bellinger returned for Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins, while Schmitz remains out.
“I’ve been watching quarterback sneaks for a while; outside of Patrick Mahomes injuring his kneecap, there really haven’t been that many injuries on this play,” Kelce said. “But if there’s a way that this play is going to be outlawed, this is how.
“It’s nonsense it’s not a play that historically has a higher injury chance.”
Kelce’s brother Travis quickly stopped the rant in its tracks before he got too fired up.
The play has seemingly been unstoppable since the Eagles made it a regular part of their offense in 2022.
Before Sunday’s 23-14 win over the Rams, The Post’s Mark Cannizzaro noted that the Eagles had run the play 37 times and have converted a first down or scored a touchdown on 34 of them, giving them a 92 percent success rate.
In Super Bowl LVII, Hurts picked up 10 first downs with his legs, with six of those coming on the Tush Push and two of those resulting in touchdowns.